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Patch 2020 Guide To Chicagoland’s Best Halloween Yards — PART 2

Patch's annual guide to the coolest and scariest Halloween residential displays in the Chicago area — part 2 brought to you due to your overwhelming response.

94-Year-Old Woman Traveled 300 Miles From Illinois To Detroit To Vote

“My parents voted when they could not vote in the south and ... they made sure that all of their children were going to vote,” she said.

Man Seen Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old Girl During Remote Learning: CPD

The girl was taken to the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital, while a male suspect was being questioned, police said.

4,554 New Coronavirus Cases As IL Breaks Record For 2nd Day

Illinois on Friday saw a record number of new cases, a spike in hospitalizations and its highest test positivity rate since August.

Local Urban Legend: Marion Lambert, The Ghost Of Sheridan Road

After the local teen was fatally poisoned, her older boyfriend was famously acquitted of her murder.

IL Prosecutors Defend Plan To Send Rittenhouse To WI

In documents filed in Lake County Circuit Court, prosecutors say claims made by Kyle Rittenhouse's defense are meant to sway sympathy.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Ghost Tour Of Chicago
• Legend Of The Demon Butcher
• Suburban Dads Go All Out With Halloween Display
• Film Festival Becomes Drive-In
• Lawsuit Aims To Stop Northpoint
• Town's COVID Cases Triple
• Bat-Winged Creature Sighting?
• H.H. Holmes' Wilmette Haunt Inspires Local Urban Legends
• Illinois Ranks 24th Among States With Highest Childhood Obesity
• CPS Plans For Some In-Person Learning In November

Across America

• Masks, Social Distancing Likely Into 2022, Fauci Tells PA Doctors
• U.S. Coronavirus Cases Pass 8M; More Than 218,000 Deaths Reported

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